Brenda Louise Meadows, 70, died on September 28, 2013, due to pancreatic cancer. She was born on July 16, 1943, in Leachville, Arkansas. She was a resident of Lakeland since 2000 and formerly of Flint, Michigan. She was a retired Engineering Library Director, where she retired after 18 years of service with Kettering University. Mrs. Meadows was a member of the First Baptist Church of Highland City. She is listed in Who's Who. She was a storyteller and told stories to many elementary schools, both in Flint, Michigan and Polk County, Florida. She is survived by her sons, Gary Wesley Meadows and Scott Eugene Meadows both of Lakeland; daughter, Suzanne Elizabeth Sparks and her husband Jim of Flint, Michigan; sisters, Deloris Merritt of Benton, Arizona and Linda Light of Flint, Michigan; brother, Eddie Summers of Flint, Michigan; 4 grandchildren, Ken S. and Raymond Alan Meadows, Justin Wesley and Cheyenne Nicole. Funeral services were handled by Lakeland Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens in Lakeland, Florida.